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Phenytoin-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome with negative HLA-B*1502 allele in mainland China: two cases.
Seizure - 1 Jun 2011
Hu Fa-Yun, Wu Xin-Tong, An Dong-Mei, Yan Bo, Stefan Hermann, Zhou Dong
Abstract excerpt
Antiepileptic drugs-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a life-threatening severe cutaneous adverse reaction. Recent studies in Thailand and Taiwan showed a significant association between phenytoin (PHT)-induced SJS and human leucocyte antigen HLA-B*1502 allele. Although the US FDA had issued an alert to clinicians, insufficient information is available to recommend testing for HLA-B*1502 in Asian patients...
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